Trick walking cane



Patented Sept. 18, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT` OFFICE TRICK WALKING CANE Bernard V. Lukowitz, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application May 17, 1944, Serial No. 535,965

1 Claim.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive and amusing trick cane, constructed and arranged to discharge a liquid spray, preferably water, from a container concealed about the person of a user. 'I'he specific object of the invention is to provide a crooked handle walking stick having a channel extending through its length from the ferrule end to th'e handle with a discharge orifice under valve control at the ferrule end.

The upper end of the channel extends through the base of the crooked handle in communicating with one end of a iiexible squeeze bulb, concealed and nested within the underside of the handle crotch.

The opposite end of the bulb is coupled to one end of a valve controlled pipe section which extends through a bored opening formed in the handle knob. A length of ilexible hose is connected to the exposed end of the valve controlled pipe section, and at the free end the h'ose communicated with a concealed'container, whereby gravity will supply water to the bulb and by squeezing the same, the user of the cane may direct a spray of water upon another party or companion without detection.

With the above and other minor objects in view, the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts as will be fully set forth With reference to th'e accompanying drawing and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a cane embodying the features of my invention, the same being broken away and partly in section to more clearly illustrate structural features.

Figure 1w illustrates a container to be connected and associated with the cane, parts broken away in section to illustrate structural features. And

Figure 2 a cross section of the cane handle, the section being indicated by line 2, 2 of Figure 1.

Referring by characters to the drawing, I indicates the stem of a cane having a crooked handle 2, it being understood that the cane may be made of any suitable material, and preferably, for ch'eapness in construction, it may be molded from plastic.

The stem I is formed with a channel 3 com-v municating at its lower end with a cavity 4 and the upper end of said channel iscurved and extends through' the base of the handle.

The upper channel end has'f'ltted therein a nipple 5 forming part of squeeze bulb 6 which' bulb is curved as noted and nested about the lower surface of the handle.

The opposite end of the bulb is provided with a valve controlled nipple tube I which tube extends through an opening l' in the end of the handle butt.

A small flexible hose 8 is connected to the exposed end of the nipple tube I and, as indicated in Figure la, the said hose communicated with the bottom of a llexible fluid `container 9 which container at its upper end is provided with a hook I0. It will be noted that the lower face of the crooked handle serves as a nesting seat for the bulb 6 and said bulb is retained by means of nipples 5 and 1, which engage the stem and end of the crook.

By thus nesting the bulb, the user can readily manipulate the h'andle under normal conditions, and when it is desired to discharge the fluid, the lingers of the hand which manipulates the stick, may simply contract under the throat of the crook, whereby the bulb is compressed.

The container may, in some instances, be carried in the pocket of the user, but in practice it has been found advisable to suspend the container by its hook I0 to the arm pit sleeve opening, in which case the tube may be trained through the sleeve to the hand of the user whereby better concealment is effected.

The cavity 4 is provided with a valve plug II and th'e bottom-open end of said cavity is closed by a ferrule I2, which ferrule may be provided with a. bleed opening I2 communicating with the cavity.

The upper end of said cavity is provided with a discharge orice I3 extending through the body of the stem and said orifice is normally closed by the valve plug II which plug also closes the mouth of the channel 3, it being understood that the plug has interposed between its lower portion and the ferrule I2 a coil spring II.

From the foregoing description, it is manifest, in the event the bulb is lled with water, the party using the stick and concealing the bulb in the hand can exert squeezing pressure upon the same at will to force a stream under pressure through the channel, to displace the valve plug, whereby the orice is also placed in communication with the channel and thus a ne stream of water will spray out of the orice, under the aim of the operator.

It is understood that the bulb is supplied continually with water from the reservoir 9, by gravity or pressure exerted upon the reservoir, and in th'e event an accumulation of water should develop in the cavity 4 it will drain out through the bleed I2' of the ferrule. It should be noted with an offset crooked handle, the stem being provided With a channel extending to a point at the base of the handle, and terminating With an 2,385,091 -1 @i A I` v open bottom cavity having a side discharge oririce, adjacent the top end of said cavity, a spring f controlled valve mounted in the cavity for closing the channel and side discharge orice, a ferrule for closing the open bottom of the Valve cavity, having a bleed therein for drainage and pressure relief, a Valve controlled squeeze bulb tted Ito the bottom surface of the crooked handle, and

` nipples for securing the bulb, one of which communicates with the stem channel, and the other extends through the end of the crooked handle.

BERNARD V. LUKOWITZ. 

